"Discover what it’s like to be a real Indiana Jones. Help uncover clues about life 20,000 years ago during the last ice age at the Shimaki archaeological site in Hokkaido, Japan. At that time the island was connected to mainland Asia by dry land because of lower sea levels (a tremendous amount of water was locked up in glacial ice!). Volunteer or earn CWU credit on a crew of international researchers excavating one of Hokkaido’s oldest archaeological sites.

As a 2014 team member, you will learn methods and techniques of modern archaeology while investigating the lives of people who inhabited Hokkaido before pottery, metal, the wheel, or farming. Walk in the footsteps of ice-age hunters of northern Japan. Enjoy the camaraderie and friendship of students from Japan, Russia, Korea and the United States in one of the most breathtakingly beautiful spots on the globe."

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